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HORTICULTURE 



May 17, 1913 



nigh prohibitive prices in 1914. So i 

 far as we are able to ascertain at this 

 time, the only California seed product 

 likely to come through with an aver- 

 age yield will be onion seed, and not 

 a few dispute even this. 



Early Planting. 



The planting of peas for seed pur- 

 poses is now practically over, the seed 

 going into the ground from two to 

 three weeks earlier than last year, and 

 under much more favorable conditions. 

 A good start always is desirable, and 

 some say that a good start is a race 

 half won, but those who have had ex- 

 perience in growing peas for seed have 

 learned by unhappy results that until 

 the crop is actually in the bag and un- 

 der cover nothing is certain about a 

 pea crop. Of course, it may be said 

 that the same rule would apply to any 

 crop, but with the exception of beans. 

 ■wo. know of nothing so uncertain as to 

 actual results as peas. 



Rain Needed. 



It perhaps is somewhat gratuitous 

 to comment on the weather, neverthe- 

 less, it is such a potent factor in the 

 seed business that one cannot very well 

 get away from it or fail to discuss it. 

 We have certainly been having rather 

 cool weather for this season, and 

 throughout New York and New Eng- 

 land very dry during the past three or 

 four weeks. There have been occa- 

 sional local showers, but nothing like 

 a general rain over the territory men- 

 tioned has occurred since the middle 

 of April. If we do not have a liberal 

 supply of moisture soon, crops and veg- 

 etation in general will suffer more or 

 less damage. 



Notes. 



Madison, Wis.— The L. L. Olds Seed 

 Co. are about to erect a new ware- 

 house to cost $45,000. 



Munroe, La. — The J. F. Latham 

 Seed Co., 121 North Grand street, has 

 added a flower seed department to its 

 business. 



Don't forget to make reservations 

 for rooms at the Hotel Stattler, Cleve- 

 land, Ohio, for the convention of the 

 American Seed Trade Association in 

 June. 



Hancock, Mich. — James H. Dale, for 

 many years employed by the A. M. 

 York Estate, has entered business for 

 himself, handling seeds, bulbs, nursery 

 stock, etc. 



Reports from French bulb markets 

 indicate a decided shortage on Ro- 

 man hyacinths and Trumpet Major 

 and Soieil d'Or narcissi. Prices have 

 already gone up over 20 per cent 

 above last year's figures. 



Sweet Potato Plants Vegetable Plants 

 Asparagus Roots Peach Tree Seedlings 



Headqnnrters for Swoet Po1;il<i, Tonialo. 

 Pepper nnrt Culilinse pliints. Grand 3 .'ind 

 5-TP.-ir-ol(l AsparnsiiH roots. Peach tree 

 seoiilings ready to liud in June or August, 

 cheap. 



WARREN SHINN, Woodbury, N. J. 



MICHELL'S SEASONABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



CINERARIA SEED 



% Tr. Tr. 



Pkt. Pkt. 



Duarf Grand Prize, mixed 60 $1.00 



Med. Tall Grand PrUe. mixed. .60 1.00 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS SEED 



Alba MagniHca, White 60 $1.00 



Chisnick, Red 60 1,00 



Kermesina Spleodens, Crim- 

 son 60 1.00 



ROS.V Morn, Pink 60 l.OO 



DucliesB, White, carmine cen- 

 tre 60 1.00 



Holborn Blue 60 1.00 



Michell's Prize Mixture 60 1.00 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGAN- 

 TEA SEED 



Tr. Pkt. 



Ijllaclna. Palelilnc 50 



Kermesina, Crimson 50 



Kosea, Pink 50 



Alba. White 50 



Hybrida, Mixed 50 



Oe. 

 $1.50 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .SO 



ANTIRRHINUM 



MICHELI/S GIANT STRAIN 



Tr. Pkt. 



Giant Salmon Pink 30 



Giant Pink 20 



Giant Scarlet 20 



Giant Striped 20 



Giant Wbite 20 



Giant Yellow 20 



Giant Mixed 15 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 

 NANUS SEED 



GREENHOUSE GROWN 



Seeds... $3.75 | 10.000 Seeds.. $34.00 

 Seeds... 18.00 I W.OOO Seeds.. 80.00 

 LATHHOCSE GROWN 



Seeds... $2.50 I 10.000 Seeds. .$23.00 

 Seeds... 12.00 I 25,000 Seeds.. 50.00 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII 

 SEED 



1.000 Seeds... $ .75 i 10.000 Seeds.. .$5.50 

 5.000 Seeds... 3.00 I 26,000 Seeds.. .12.50 

 Also all other Seasonable Seeds, 

 Bulbs and Supplies (or the Florist. 



1.000 

 6.000 



1.000 

 5.000 



HENRY F. MICHELL COMPANY 



518 Market Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



PEAS, BEANS, RADISH )(,,.„„. 

 and all Garden Seeds ) 



ers lor the Trade 



eonaRD 



226-230 W. 



KINZIE SXBEET, 



CHICAGO 



CO. 



ONION SETS 

 Write for Prices 



LAWN GRASS SEED 



WHOLESALE ONLY 



J. OLIVER JOHNSON, 



1874-76 Milwaukee Avenue, 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



Lily of the Valley Pips 



We have on hand a few cases of Lily 

 of the Valley Pips (3000 to case), Ber- 

 lin and Hamburg, which we offer at 



$32.00 Per Case (of 3000) 



33 Barclay St. 



NEW YORK 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 PLANTS, SEEDS, BULBS 



Send usjour wanti. We will take cere of 



them. We inpply stock at market price. 



Catalogue for the asking 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 



1215 Betz Bids. Phlladelphta. 



CHILDS' GLADIOLI 



are acted the world over (or 



SUPERIOR MKRIT 



John Le-wis CHilds 



FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y. 



RUSTIC BASKETS 



lO-in. bowl $1.10, doz. $11.00 

 12-iD. bowl $1.25, doz. $13.00 

 14-in. bowl $1.50, doz. $16.00 



Wm. Elliott & Sons 



42 Vesey St., New York 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAGE, Wakefield, Succession, Early 

 and late Flat Dutch, Sureliead, All Head, 

 Danish Ball Head, etc.. at 20 ctg. per 100, 

 600 for ~,a cts., $1.00 per 1.000, 10,000 and 

 over 85 cts. per 1,000. 



LETTUCE, Grand Rapids, BIb Boston, 

 Boston Market, and Tennis Ball, 20 cte. 

 per 100, 500 for 15 cts., $1.00 per 1,000. 



BEET, Eclipse. Crosb.T and Efrj-p'ian, 26 

 cts. per 100, 600 for $1.00, $1.26 per 1,000.. . 



CELERY, Golden Self Blanching, 40 cts. 

 per 100, $2.60 per 1.000. 



TOMATO PLANTS, will be ready about 

 May 25th. Send for CataloKUe. 

 Cash with Order. 



R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsli, Md. 



When writing to advertitert kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE. 



